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See pictures from the life and presidency of Teddy Roosevelt.enCopyright 2015, History.comSun, 02 Aug 2015 04:00:00 GMTHistory.com2015-08-02T04:00:00ZenCopyright 2015, History.comTheodore Roosevelthttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo1
Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 27, 1858 to a wealthy family.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo1Roosevelt in 1885http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo2
Roosevelt was home-schooled and then attended Harvard University, graduating in 1880. He served in the New York state legislature from 1881 to 1884.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo21903 photo with his Familyhttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo3
In 1880, Roosevelt married Alice Hathaway Lee who passed away soon after their first child&apos;s birth. In 1886, he married Edith Carow and the new couple went on to have five children.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo3Teddy with his Rough Ridershttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo4
When the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, Roosevelt signed up for cavalry service.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo4Teddy Roosevelt with the Rough Ridershttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo5
Roosevelt led a pivotal battle at San Juan Heights in Cuba, with a group of fighters he called the Rough Riders.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo5Teddy Roosevelt Campaign Tenthttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo6
His exemplary leadership in the war contributed to his successful campaign to become New York&apos;s governor in late 1898 an ran as William McKinley&apos;s vice-president in 1900.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo6Presidential Portraithttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo7
The campaign was successful, but President McKinley was shot by an assassin less than a year into this second term. McKinley died from his wounds and Roosevelt began the first of his two terms in the White House.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo7Theodore Roosevelthttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo8
Roosevelt, the first president of the 20th century, is also seen by many as the nation&apos;s first modern president.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo8Roosevelt Riding a Horsehttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo9
Roosevelt was known for being an avid conservationist and outdoorsman.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo9Teddy and John Muir at Yosemitehttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo10
In 1906, Roosevelt signed the Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities, giving the president the power to officially declare natural and historic sites situated on government land as national monuments.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo10Teddy Rides a Moosehttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo11
Roosevelt once said, &quot;the conservation of our natural resources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which underlies almost every other problem of our national life.&quot;http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo11President Roosevelt in Autohttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo12
Roosevelt won election in 1904.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo12Teddy with Shot Elephanthttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo13
Although an environmentalist, Roosevelt was also an avid hunter.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo13Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stickhttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo14
In foreign affairs, he pursued increased American diplomatic involvement in Latin America and the construction of the Panama Canal. His motto was &quot;speak softly and carry a big stick.&quot;http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo14Roosevelt Laughinghttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo15
In 1906, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for brokering a peace treaty between Russia and Japan, becoming the first American ever to win a Nobel Prize in any category.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo15Inauguration in 1905http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo16
Roosevelt&apos;s vigorous enforcement of the Sherman Anti-trust Act resulted in the trust-busting of powerful railroad monopolies.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo16Roosevelt an his Inauguration in 1905http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo17
Roosevelt reluctantly left office in 1909 after serving two terms. Roosevelt ran unsuccessfully for a third term as a Progressive candidate in 1912, but lost to Democrat Woodrow Wilson.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo17Speaking at Carnegie Hallhttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo18
During that campaign Roosevelt was shot in the chest by a would-be assassin, but recovered and returned to a life of travel and prolific writing. He published no less than 40 books in his lifetime.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo18On Deck of USS Connecticuthttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo19
The larger-than-life Roosevelt died quietly in his sleep on January 6, 1919, from a coronary embolism.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo19Mount Rushmorehttp://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo20
Teddy Roosevelt is still considered one of the best presidents and is immortalized on Mount Rushmore.http://www.history.com/photos/teddy-roosevelt/photo20